Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries is 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries peaked at 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
Least developed countries ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0435 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0468 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0613 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0663 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0557 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Least developed countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +51.4% | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 5 Lebanon 0.394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Tonga 0.3725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Micronesia (country) 0.3702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Honduras 0.3279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Kiribati 0.2884 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 El Salvador 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Nepal 0.2785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 141.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 277.65 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 116.01 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0852 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 10.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries?
- Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Least developed countries was 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Least developed countries rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Least developed countries ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Secondary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.